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US/ˈhɜːr.mɪt/
UK/ˈhɜː.mɪt/
a person who lives alone and avoids other people, sometimes for religious reasons
In context
During exam season, my brother turns into a hermit and never leaves his room.
After his wife died, the old man lived like a hermit in the mountains.
Working from home for years can make you feel like a hermit.
Words that go with hermit
verb + preposition
- live like a hermitShe lived like a hermit while writing her first novel.
verb + noun
- become a hermitHe didn't become a hermit overnight; he slowly stopped seeing friends.
adjective + noun
- virtual hermitAfter the scandal, the actor became a virtual hermit.
- religious hermitThe cave was once the home of a religious hermit.
noun + noun
- hermit lifeA month of hermit life in the countryside cleared his head.